''Greatest Hitz'' is a

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by American

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. Released in 2005, it is a retrospective compiling material from the band's albums ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Production and content

''Greatest Hitz'' was announced for release as early as 2001. While recording the albums ''

'' and ''

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'', the band continued to work on the compilation. A companion DVD, ''

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'', was also released. ''Greatest Hitz'' contains material from the band's albums ''

'', ''

'' and ''Results May Vary'', as well as previously unreleased tracks and a new song entitled " Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony", a medley of "

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" by

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Reception

''Greatest Hitz'' peaked at number 47 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

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said, "None of 'Greatest Hitz''has aged well – as a matter of fact, it's aged incredibly quickly, sounding older than

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hits from the mid-'90s – but that's almost beside the point, because this does its job well, and listeners who want to have some Limp Bizkit in their collection will find this to provide them with more of what they want than any other Bizkit dizc." In ''The Essential Rock Discography'', Martin Charles Strong gave the compilation a 7 out of 10 rating. the album has sold over 3,500,000 copies worldwide, including 750,000 in the US.

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1–11 *

Fred Durst William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He ap ...

– vocals *

Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the rap metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock ...

– guitars *

DJ Lethal Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American Turntablism, turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups ...

– turntables, samples, keyboards, programming, sound development * John Otto – drums, percussion * Sam Rivers – bass guitar Tracks 12–17 *Fred Durst – vocals, guitar * Mike Smith – guitar *Randy Pereira – guitar on "Behind Blue Eyes" *

Brian Welch Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is one of the guitarists and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death, where he also provides vocals. ...

– guitar on "Build a Bridge" *Sam Rivers – bass guitar *John Otto – drums, percussion *DJ Lethal – turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development

References

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